Suburban report.

City Oks Rezoning For Care Facility

July 16, 2000|By Barbara Kois.

GENEVA — Over the objections of Delnor-Community Hospital representatives, the Geneva City Council committee of the whole has approved a zoning change and a site plan for a congregate-care facility on Keslinger Road just west of Randall Road.

Aldermen restricted the permitted use to congregate care, assisted living or nursing home facilities and made the plan contingent upon a public hearing on an annexation agreement. Current zoning calls for nursing home use, which is different from congregate care for seniors who live independently and share meals.

Delnor representatives supported the project but objected to its density.

"As a neighbor, the hospital wants to preserve open space on the property," said the hospital's planner, Mike Donahue.

But Patrick Griffin, attorney for developer MMG Partners, said, "The building has already been redesigned from six down to four stories, and it meets the land-use requirements."